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YONKERS  PARK, 

— :  OWNED  BY  : — 

The  Yonkers  Park  Association. 


Incorporated  under  the  Laws  of  the  State  of  New  York. 
♦>  CAPITAL  STOCK,      -      -  $140,000. 


OFFICERS  AND  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  : 

ALFRED  COOLEY,  President,       -          -  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

FRANCIS  M.  CARPENTER,   Vice-President,  Mt.  Ki.sco,  N.  Y. 

\V.  W.  TAYLOR,  Secretary,          -      .    -  New  York  City. 

CARLOS  J.  MILLER,   Treasurer,  Mt.  Kisco,  N.  Y. 

Jos.  P.  Cory,  Providence,  R.  L 

Wm.  S.  Anderson,        -  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

T.  Ellwood  Carpenter,               -          -  -              Mt.  Kisco,  N.  Y. 

Alfred  Cooley,   General  Manager. 
Office  :  24  E.  42c!  Street,  New  York. 

GENERAL  OFFICE  :  11  Depot  Place,         -  -  -  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

Attorneys  for  the  Association  :    TITLE  GUARANTEE  &  TRUST  CO., 

55  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City. 
Engineer:    A.  P.  HARTMAN,  18  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City. 

j(M  "  For  Price  List  and  detailed  information  apply  to  the  Genera!  Manager  or  to  any  of  the  Officers  or  Trustees  of 
the  Association,  or  at  the  following  offices:  24  E.  42d  Street,  153  Broadway,  598  Broadway,  124S  Third  Ave.,  New  York 
City;  11  Depot  Place,  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  or  10  following  Agents:  WM.  S.  ANDERSON,  153  Broadway;  T.  ELL- 
WOOD CARPENTER,  Mt.  Kisco,  N.Y.;  S.  P.  GALL  A  WAY,  53  Montgomery  Street,  Newburgh.  N.Y.;  ANDREW 
DOW,  24  fc\4aj  Street,  New  York  City:  Z.  A.  CLOSE,  Mouni  Vernon,  N.  V.;  THOS  S.  LENT.  Peekskill  N.  Y.; 
F.  LEWIS,  176  Broadway,  New  York:  F.  A.  WATTS,  a4  E.  4ad  Sireet,  New  York;  R.  F.  WASHBURNE,  Yonkers 
Park,  Turkahoe,  New  York. 


Yonkers  Park. 


LOCATION. 

In  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  Yonkers,  Westchester  County, 
N.  Y. ,  on  the  Harlem  Division  of  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson 
River  Railroad,  near  Tuckahoe,  16  miles  from  Grand  Central  Depot, 
New  York  City,  and  four  miles  from  the  northern  boundary  of  New 
York  City.  The  Harlem  Railroad  bounds  the  Park  on  the  east,  and 
a  handsome  Station  is  being  erected  on  the  property,  within  five  min- 
utes' walk  of  every  lot  in  the  Park.  The  Tuckahoe  Station  is  only  a 
few  minutes'  walk  from  the  entrance  to  the  Park,  on  west  side. 

RAPID  TRANSIT. 

It  is  the  terminus  of  the  Rapid  Transit  System  of  the  Harlem 
Railroad.  Has  some  eight}-  trains  daily.  Is  reached  in  thirty 
minutes  from  Grand  Central  Depot. 

COMMUTATION  TO  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

Less  than  nine  cents  per  trip.  A  Fifty-trip  "Family  Ticket"  is 
also  issued  for  $10.50. 


SIZE  OF  PARK. 

There  are  141  acres,  divided  into  about  1,600  lots. 
TOPOGRAPHY. 

The  property  is  naturally  a  park,  and  has  been  artistically  laid 
out,  with  the  park  idea  in  view,  by  expert  engineers  and  landscape 
gardeners.  The  lay  of  the  land  is  an  oblong  plateau,  formed  like  a 
turtle's  back,  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile  from  South  to  North,  and 
about  one-third  of  a  mile  wide,  of  sufficient  elevation  to  afford  an  excel- 
lent view  of  the  surrounding  country,  and  give  perfect  drainage.  The 
streets  and  avenues  are  winding,  conforming  most  naturally  with  the 
elevation  of  the  land.  The  effect  of  the  plan,  as  will  be  seen  from 
the  map,  is  not  that  of  a  painfully  rectangular  combination  of 
streets  and  lots,  but  rather  a  graceful  and  convenient  park-like  idea 
put  into  practical  use. 

RESTRICTIONS. 

No  dwelling  can  be  erected  on  less  than  two  lots,  or  within  twenty 
feet  of  the  street  line  on  which  property  fronts.  Careful  restrictions 
exclude  all  undesirable  dwellings  and  nuisances.  * 


IMPROVEMENTS. 


Extensive  water  works  are  being  constructed  by  the  Association. 

Flagged  sidewalks,  costly  marble  entrances,  broad  avenues,  and 
shade  trees  are  already  in  the  Park.  Mail  delivery  and  police  pro- 
tection are  furnished  by  the  City  of  Yonkers.  Churches,  public 
schools  and  stores  are  conveniently  at  hand.  Many  fine  residences 
are  erected  in  the  Park  and  others  are  in  course  of  erection. 

A  beautiful  lake,  with  several  islands  connected  by  elaborate  rustic 
bridges,  fine  lawns,  artistic  flower  beds,  tennis  court,  etc.,  all  help 
to  make  Yonkers  Park  the  attraction  of  Westchester  County. 

SALES. 

A  large  number  of  lots  have  already  been  sold,  and  the  purchasers 
are  a  class  of  homeseekers  who  appreciate  refined  surroundings,  and 
make  desirable  neighbors. 

The  Lots  are  sold  on  liberal  terms  and  title  guaranteed  free  of 
cost  to  the  purchaser,  by  The  Title  Guarantee  &  Trust  Co.,  of  No. 
55  Liberty  Street,  New  York  City. 


THE  NEW  RAILROAD  STATION. 


The  new  station  at  Yonkers  Park  is  situated  on  the  principal  avenue 
leading  to  the  Railroad. 

As  one  approaches  it  from  the  Park,  he  is  impressed  with  the 
picturesque  treatment  of  the  exterior,  which  is  built  up  of  Tuckahoe  marble, 
laid  in  Random  Ashler.  The  roof  is  of  slate,  and  terminates  in  a  terra 
cotta  cresting,  the  eaves  projecting  two  feet  beyond  the  face  of  stone  work, 
throwing  a  very  pleasing  shadow,  while  a  massive  stone  chimney  on  one 
corner  gives  the  building  an  additional  air  of  ruggedness.  The  covered 
platforms  on  the  Railroad  side  extend  across  the  front,  and  twenty  feet  on 
both  ends,  and  are  supported  by  undressed  cedar  posts.  The  interior  is 
ceiled  up  with  yellow  pine,  and  in  one  corner  of  the  waiting-room  is  a  large 
open  fireplace,  built  of  field  stone,  laid  up  in  large  joints  of  black  mortar, 
giving  the  room  an  air  of  coziness  as  well  as  warmth.  Large  windows  give 
ample  light,  and  a  beautiful  view  of  the  Park  from  all  sides,  particularly 
the  eighty-foot  road  leading  to  station,  which  is  to  be  laid  out  artistically 
with  fountain  and  beds  of  flowers  extending  through  the  centre  of  the  broad 
avenue. 


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THE  WATER  WORKS. 


Skilled  engineers  have  been  employed  in  the  construction  of  the  complete 
system  of  water  works  owned  by  the  Yonkers  Park  Association,  which  will  supply 
the  residents  of  the  Park  with  the  purest  water  in  the  State.  The  supply  is  ob- 
tained from  a  cluster  of  springs  on  the  property,  which  have  given  an  abundance  of 
clear  pure  water  for  the  past  century. 

The  cut  on  opposite  page  represents  the  Pump  House  erected  over  the  springs, 
from  which  the  water  will  be  forced  to  the  stand  pipe,  thus  insuring  high  pressure 
to  every  house  in  Yonkers  Park. 


OPINIONS  OF  THE  PRESS  AND  THE  PUBLIC. 


FROM  THE  MAIL  AND  EXPRESS  (N.  Y.),  OCTOBER  2ist,  1891. 

The  Mail  and  Express  has  frequently  referred  to  the  many  desira- 
ble localities  just  north  of  the  metropolis  in  Westchester  County,  and  nearly 
all  the  readers  of  the  Leading  Evening  Paper  are  familiar  with  the  majority 
of  these  points,  but  possibly  many  have  failed  to  note  the  advertisement 
which  has  appeared  in  its  columns  in  reference  to  Yonkers  Park,  a  beautiful 
tract  of  141  acres,  in  the  heart  of  the  charming  locality  immediately  ad- 
joining the  northern  boundary  of  New  York  City. 

The  tract  is  located  only  1,900  feet  from  the  Tuckahoe  Station  of 
the  Harlem  Railroad,  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  Yonkers.  The 
Yonkers  Park  Association,  of  which  Mr.  Alfred  Cooley,  of  Mount  Vernon, 
is  President,  have  improved  and  beautified  the  property  by  opening  broad 
avenues,  with  the  sidewalks  curbed  and  flagged,  and  otherwise  made  the 
place  one  of  the  many  beautiful  suburban  home  towns  in  Westchester 
County.     *    *    *  * 

FROM  THE  CHRISTIAN  ADVOCATE  (N.  Y.),  DECEMBER  15,  1892. 

Yonkers  Park. — This  very  desirable  property,  located  a  little  west 
and  north  of  the  Tuckahoe  Station,  on  the  Harlem  Railroad,   has  been 


purchased  and  laid  out  in  beautiful  and  attractive  shape  for  residential 
purposes.  It  will  have  a  station  of  its  own  in  a  very  short  season  right  on 
the  line  of  the  property,  and  not  many  hundred  feet  south  of  the  terminus 
of  the  Rapid  Transit  system  of  the  railroad.  Mr.  Cooley  and  the  gentlemen 
who  are  associated  with  him,  are  all  well-known  and  responsible  men,  and 
are  putting  in  large  money  in  the  development  and  permanent  improvement 
of  the  place.  A  large  number  of  lots  have  been  sold,  and  handsome 
residences  are  in  course  of  construction. 

New  York,  March  8th,  1893. 
Office  of  The  Globe. 
Nos.  21-23  Centre  Street. 
Alfred  Cooley,  Esq., 

Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y,, 
My  Dear  Mr.  Cooley  : 

Always  pleased  with  the  prospects  that  seemed 
to  insure  the  success  of  Yonkers  Park  as  a  popular  location  for  suburban 
Homes,  I  am  more  than  interested  now  that  I  claim  the  ownership  of  a 
choice  lot  on  one  of  the  favorite  avenues.  If  your  Association  fail  to  make 
the  Park  in  reality  what  it  is  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  a  part  of  "  The 
Greater  New  York,"  you  will  disappoint  the  judgment  of  hundreds  now 
looking  anxiously  to  that  section. 

Very  truly  yours, 

J.  M.  Place. 


FROM  THE  HOME  SEEKER,  MARCH  1893. 

*  *  *  *  Probably  the  greatest  amount  of  improvement  has  been 
required  in  the  northward  growth  of  New  York.  Hills,  bluffs,  overflowing 
rivers  and  brooks,  all  required  modifications.  As  one  of  the  typical  districts 
to  which  we  refer,  we  might  mention  Yonkers  Park.  What  with  a  bold 
promontory,  dense  woods  and  overflowing  river  and  brook,  there  seemed 
little  chance  for  building  operations.  Nature  has  done  everything  for  pic- 
turesque effect  and  little  for  man's  convenience. 

But  now  art,  science  and  money  have  brought  nature  and  man  to- 
gether on  a  more  kindly  and  appreciative  plain.  Improvements  have  been 
made  in  conformity  with  nature's  plans.  A  waterfall  has  been  heightened, 
and  a  lake  .deepened  by  damming  the  brook  ;  islands  have  been  connected 
with    rustic   bridges  ;  Easy  drives  and 

walks  wind  in  and  out  among  the  shrubbery  and  trees  up  to  the 
higher  parts  of  the  Park,  where  the  views  are  beautiful.  Perched 
on  other  prominences  are  the  castle-like  homes  of  McAllister,  of  the 
"400,"  and  other  noted  citizens.  Just  below  and  beyond  the  Harlem 
Railroad  and  the  Bronx  River  is  a  marble  quarry,  whence  comes  the  glisten- 
ing stone  for  the  Yonkers  Park  gateways  and  walls,  as  well  as  for  the  new 
railroad  depot  bei  ng  erected  inside  the  Park. 

Although  improvements,  costing  some  $100,000,  were  only  com- 
menced one  year  ago,  yet  the  Park  has  met  immediate  popularity,  and 


hundreds  of  New  York  citizens  have  selected  building  plots,  and  many 
handsome  residences  are  in  course  of  erection. 

We  read  of  engineers  and  gardeners  changing  the  face  of  nature  and 
making  "the  wilderness  blossom  as  the  rose,"  but  we  could  hardly  credit  the 
remarkable  results  or,  believe  the  evidence  of  our  eyes  when  we  visited  the 
Park  in  the  fall  of  last  year.  We  say  to  ourselves  as  we  gaze  at  the  scene  : 
"  Is  this  really  where  we  stood  a  year  ago  ?  Is  this  beautiful  park  the  wild 
scrubby  hillside  we  saw  then  ;  that  pleasant  grove  the  rough  piece  of  woods 
we  could  hardly  walk  through."  *  *  *  *  There  is  no  doubt  about  it, 
however  ;  a  wonderful  transformation  has  taken  place.     *    *    *  * 


FROM  THE  MOUNT  VERNON  RECORD,  OCTOBER  26,  1892. 


Yonkers  Park  Anniversary. 

It  was  about  a  year  ago  that  a  few  far-seeing,  enterprising  business 
men  got  together  at  the  suggestion  of  Colonel  Alfred  Cooley,  and  talked 
over  the  advisability  of  purchasing  and  developing  a  tract  of  country, 
beautifully  situated  near  Tuckahoe,  or,  more  properly,  the  Fourth  Ward  of 
Yonkers,  conveniently  adjacent  to  the  Tuckahoe  Station  of  the  Harlem 
Railroad. 

It  was  a  tract  of  land  little  showing  at  that  time  its  splendid  possibil- 


ities  as  a  resident  park  if  properly  handled.  Therefore,  it  is  greatly  to  the 
credit  of  these  astute  gentlemen  that  their  keen  and  far-seeing  sagacity 
prompted  the  venture,  the  result  of  which  within  one  year,  amply  justifies 
all  the  outlay.  From  the  very  first,  their  aims  were  high  ;  to  lay  out  and 
develop  the  finest  resident  property  in  the  County,  and  then  to  people  it 
with  the  best  class  of  citizens. 

Their  earnest  efforts,  therefore,  have  been  in  this  direction.  The 
engineering  ability  employed  in  the  laying  out  of  the  tract  was  of  the  best 
obtainable,  consequently  the  landscape  effects  are  natural,  beautiful  and  rest- 
ful to  the  eye,  and  particularly  well  adapted,  each  lot  having  a  commanding 
situation.  Landscape  gardening  of  a  high  order  has  been  also  employed, 
with  the  most  pleasing  results.  No  pains  or  money  have  been  spared  to  do 
all  necessary  to  make  this  a  spot  naturally  to  be  selected  as  a  place  for  a 
home  by  refined,  intelligent  persons.  The  advantages  of  this  to  such  people 
will  readily  be  seen  when  it  is  considered,  once  the  Park  is  well  settled,  it 
will  become  a  community  of  itself,  with  its  own  individual  characteristics 
and  tastes.  With  this  idea  distinctly  in  view,  the  management  has,  from 
the  first,  planned  to  have,  conveniently  near  the  residences,  yet  apart  from 
them,  stores  of  various  kinds,  which  will  no  doubt  be  thoroughly  appre- 
ciated. 

All  things  considered,  Yonkers  Park  unquestionably  is  destined  to 
become  a  much  sought  for  place  of  residence  by  the  best  people,  wishing  to 


mild  or  buy  away  from  noisy  New  York — but  in  its  suburbs — in  glorious 
)ld   Westchester  County.     The  managers  are  quite  naturally,  and  par- 
lonably,  proud  of  this  their  first  year's  success.     Besides,  what  more  fitting 
ime  for  an  anniversary  celebration  than  on  the  date  of  the  400th  anniver- 
]  ?ary  of  the  discovery  of  this  grand  hemisphere  by  Christopher  Columbus  ? 
So  it  came  about   that  the  management  prepared    the  dainty  invitations 
fi  which  were  sent  out  so  generously,  requesting  the  favor  of  a  visit  on  this 
I  day  to  the  hospitality 'of  Yonkers  Park  to  all  its  friends.     *    *    *  * 


FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  TRIBUNE,  JANUARY  17th.  1892. 

*  *  *  *  One  of  the  most  prosperous  and  attractive  churches  in 
Westchester  County,  and  the  second  oldest  society  of  the  same  denomination 
there,  and  one  with  an  interesting  history,  is  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  in  Tuckahoe,  of  which  the  Rev.  E.  L.  Hoffecker  is  minister.  The 
society  had  its  beginning  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Abigail  Sherwood  in  1771, 
the  preacher  being  Francis  Asbury,  one  of  John  Wesley's  missionaries  to 
America.  Mrs.  Sherwood's  farm  was  what  has  recently  become  the  prop- 
erty of  the  Yonkers  Park  Association,  which  is  now  laid  out  in  handsome 
villas,  enclosed  in  massive  and  picturesque  stone  walls  with  handsome  gate- 
ways.   *    *    *  * 


PROTESTANT    EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  RECORDER,  AUGUST  22d,  i89t. 


Noted  for  Natural  Beauties- 

*  *  *  *  At  present  Tuckahoe,  on  the  Harlem  Railroad,  is  the 
railroad  station,  but  a  new  station  is  to  be  established  at  Yonkers  Park. 
Then  it  will  be  twenty-eight  minutes'  ride  from  the  Grand  Central  Station. 
The  Park  it  situated  on  land  so  high  as  to  insure  perfect  drainage,  which  is 
often  deficient  in  suburban  towns.  It  is  located  in  one  of  the  most  beauti- 
ful sections  of  Westchester  County,  which  has  long  been  noted  for  its 
natural  beauties,  as  well  as  for  its  peculiarly  salubrious  and  healthy  climate. 
Extensive  improvements  have  already  been  made  and  more  are  promised. 
The  streets  and  drives  have  been  laid  out  so  as  to  emphasize  the  park  idea 
without  detracting  in  the  least  from  the  convenience  of  residents.  The 
streets  and  drives,  of  getierous  width,  are  not  only  laid  out,  but  they  are 
opened,  graded,  curbed  and  flagged.  Nature  left  but  little  to  be  done  to 
improve  the  scenic  appearance,  but  that  little  has  been  carefully  and 
artistically  done  by  competent  landscape  gardeners  and  architects.  Two 
handsome  entrances  have  been  constructed  at  the  approaches  to  the  main 
avenue. 

This  avenue,  called  the  Grand  Central,  is  of  serpentine  design,  and 
winds  clear  through  the  Park,  intersecting  a  majority  of  the  other  thorough- 


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fares,  and  forming  an  elegant  and  picturesque  drive.  In  every  possible  way 
the  Association  has  aided  Nature  in  making  the  Park  an  ideal  home.  When 
on^September  ist  the  larger  lots  are  placed  upon  the  market,  the  terms  will 
embody  such  restrictions  as  will  insure  purchasers  against  every  species  of 
annoyance,  and  to  insure  a  continuance  of  the  locality's  reputation  as  one 
of  the  most  healthful  spots  within  reach  of  New  York.     *    *    *  * 


Newbtjrgh,  January,  1893. 

The  Yonkers  Park  Association  : 

Gentlemen :  In  reply  to  yours  received,  I  cheerfully  comply,  and  as 
an  investor  in  Yonkers  Park,  will  say  that  I  believe  Yonkers  Park  has  a 
glorious  future.     It  is  all  and  more  than  the  Association  bespeak  for  it. 

I  know  of  no  suburban  property  where  I  could  more  cheerfully 
advise  my  friends  to  invest  their  money  than  in  Yonkers  Park,  whether 
they  are  looking  for  a  safe  investment  or  to  locate  a  home. 

Yours  respectfully 

Geo.  \V.  Cantine, 

Newburgh,  N.  Y. 


A    RESIDENCE    AT    YOVKF.RS  PARI 


SUPERINTENDENT'S  RESIDENCE 


VON  JEERS 


Newburgh,  December  15,  1892. 
Yonkers  Park  Association  : 

Gentlemen :  I  heartily  concur  with  my  friend  Col.  Cantine.  We 
are  neighbors  at  home,  and  have  invested  side  by  side  in  Yonkers  Park. 
My  dealings  with  the  Association  have  been  entirely  satisfactory.  Their 
agent,  S.  P.  Gallaway,  has  been  gentlemanly,  prompt  and  accommodating, 
and  his  statements  have  been,  in  every  way,  reliable. 

Elias  S.  Osborn,  D.  D. 


FROM  THE  CHRISTIAN  AT  WORK,  DECEMBER  22c!,  1892. 


Yonkers  Park. 

The  rapid  and  steady  increase  in  the  population  of  New  York,  and 
the  consequent  premium  placed  upon  desirable  residence  property  make  the 
"house"  problem  a  very  serious  one  to  many  minds.  The  increasing 
activity  in  suburban  property  bears  evidence  to  the  fact  that  in  many  cases 
the  solution  lies  in  that  direction. 

To  those  of  our  readers  who  are  brought  face  to  face  with  the  ques- 
tion, we  gladly  commend  the  property  of  the  Yonkers  Park  Association, 
which  has  lately  been  extensively  advertised  in  our  columns. 


The  advantages  which  this  property  offers  are  many,  and  cannot  fail 
to  impress  themselves  on  the  mind  of  any  thoughtful  man.  Not  the  least 
of  these  is  the  wise  and  far-sighted  policy  which  characterizes  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Association.  Money  is  freely  spent  to  improve  the  property 
and  make  it  in  every  way  a  desirable  place  of  residence.  The  most  careful 
restrictions  are  imposed  to  guard  against  nuisances  and  everything  of  an 
objectionable  nature. 

The  President,  Mr.  Alfred  Cooley,  is  a  wide-awake  business  man  of 
sterling  reputation.  To  his  care  the  affairs  of  the  Association  and  the  in- 
terests of  the  property  holders  are  safely  entrusted. 

The  Park  itself  is  a  most  delightful  spot,  and  is  not  surpassed  in 
this  vicinity  for  beauty  of  scenery  or  healthfulness  of  location. 

As  an  investment,  too,  this  property  offers  great  attractions.  It  lies 
only  three  miles  beyond  the  present  city  limits,  and  the  future  must  prove, 
as  the  past  has  done,  that  property  lying  north  of  New  York  city  fur- 
nishes an  excellent  field  for  safe  investment. 

Every  year  the  growth  in  that  direction  is  enormous,  and  the  value 
of  real  estate  is  constantly  enhancing. 

Yonkers  Park  is  in  every  way  a  worthy  and  commendable  enterprise, 
and  is  entitled  to  serious  consideration. 


FROM  THE  MORNING  ADVERTISER  (N.  Y.),  OCT.  8th,  1891. 


Here  is  a  Garden  Spot. 

suburban  "park,"  as  spoken  of  by  a  real  estate  man,  is  seldom 
what  its -name  implies.  Generally,  it  is  nothing  more  or  less 
than  an  unattractive  looking  town  site,  with  painfully  straight 
and  very  muddy  streets,  wretched  sidewalks  or  none  at  all,  and 
few  or  no  shade  trees.  In  this  wilderness  of  new  towns  it  is  re- 
freshing to  find  at  least  one  that  is  a  genuine  park  "  in  every  sense  of  the 
word.  Up  in  Westchester  Count}',  only  fifteen  miles  from  the  Grand  Central 
Depot,  is  just  such  a  spot.  Its  winding  driveways  are  shaded  and  pictur- 
esque, and  at  the  present  time,  beautified  by  the  autumnal  tints  of  the 
foliage,  it  is  a  delightful  place.     Its  name  is  Yonkers  Park. 

The  aim  of  its  promoters  has  been  to  make  it  an  ideal  place  for  a 
residence,  to  combine  the  advantages  of  the  country  with  all  the  con- 
veniences of  the  city.  Within  the  boundaries  of  Yonkers  Park  are  1,700 
spacious  lots,  all  comprised  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of  Yonkers. 
From  nearly  every  point  a  fine  view  of  the  surrounding  country  can  be 
obtained.  The  land  is  on  a  high  plateau,  falling  off  gradually  on  both 
sides.  This  diversity  of  level  is  one  of  the  chief  charms  of  the  Park,  result- 
ing, as  it  does,  in  hill,  brook  and  river,  lake  and  island.  Only  1,900  feet 
from  the  property  is  Tuckahoe  Station,  on  the  Harlem  Railroad,  from  which 


OFFICE   VONKERS   PARK — S44'  EAST   FORTY-SECONI)   STREET,    NEW   YORK  CITY. 


there  are  eighty-three  trains  daily  to  the  Grand  Central  Depot.  The  ride 
to  and  fro  occupies  but  twenty-eight  minutes,  the  commutation  rate  to  this 
city  has  been  placed  at  the  low  rate  of  eight  and  one-half  cents  a  trip.  A 
handsome  marble  station,  directly  on  the  property,  will  soon  be  erected. 
.*    *    *  * 

The  architect's  skill  has  also  been  brought  into  play  in  other  direc- 
tions. There  is  a  picturesque  lake  on  the  property,  containing  several 
islands,  to  connect  which  elaborate  rustic  bridges  have  been  provided. 
Churches,  public  schools  and  stores  are  already  at  hand,  and  the  purchaser 
of  lots  is  assured  that  no  city  conveniences  will  be  lacking.  Yonkers  Park 
claims  the  finest  water  supply  in  the  State,  the  reservoir  being  supplied  from 
its  never-failing  spring.  To  this  fact  is  attributed  the  remarkable  health- 
fulness  of  the  place,  as  proved  by  the  record  of  deaths  for  many  years 
past.    *    *    *  * 


BURR  DAVIS  &  SON. 

Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

To  the  Yonkers  Park  Association  : 

Gentlemen :    After  visiting  Yonkers  Park,   I  am  very  favorablv 
impressed  with  its  elegant  locality,  the  admirable  manner  in  which  it  is 


GENERAL  OFFICE,   MOUNT   VERNON.    S.  v 


laid  out  and  beautified.  These,  with  its  easy  access  to  the  great  city,  make 
it  the  most  desirable  and  beautiful  location  for  a  suburban  home  anywhere 
on  the  line  of  the  Harlem  Railroad. 

It  is  indeed  a  park,  and  its  future  success  in  my  opinion,  is  assured. 

Yours  truly, 

Franklin  T.  Davis. 


Mount  Vernon,  March  ist,  1893. 
I  regard  Yonkers  Park  as  deserving  of  the  fullest  confidence.  Its 
beautiful  location,  proximity  to  New  York  city,  rapid  transit  facilities, 
together  with  its  restrictions,  render  it,  in  my  judgment,  a  very  desirable 
prospect  both  for  the  home-seeker  and  the  investor. 

L.  R.  Streeter. 

METHODIST  BOOK  CONCERN. 

William  Baldwin, 

Advertising  Departme7ii '. 
New  York,  November  25th,  1892. 
*    *    *    *    I  have  good  hope  of  the  future  of  Yonkers  Park.  The 
enterprise  of  the  management  is  worthy  of  praise,  and  I  am  convinced  the 
money  invested  will  be  returned  with  a  handsome  margin  of  profit. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Wm.  Baldwin. 


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FROM  DRV  GOODS  CHRONICLE  (N.  V.,,  May  2ist,  1892. 

Yonkers  Park,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Yonkersi 
affords  purchasers  and  home  seekers  even  facility  of  citv  in  the  wav  of  fre« 
mail  delivery,  water,  gas,  etc.,  as  well  as  all  the  beauties  of  a  select  subui 
ban  home.  This  beautiful  park  is  being  improved  in  a  handsome  as  well 
as  a  practical  way,  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Alfred  Coolev,  its  president 
and  manager.  Mr.  Cooley  fully  understands  what  homeseekers  want,  being 
a  gentleman  of  large  experience,  a  thorough,  practical  business  man,  and  he 
also  possesses  one  of  those  genial  traits  of  character  that  makes  it  a  pleasure 
to  meet  and  greet.  His  office  is  at  598  Broadway,  where  he  will  be  pleased 
to  give  full  information  concerning  the  advantages  of  Yonkers  Park. 


FROM  THE  MERCANTILE  AND  FINANCIAL  TIMES  (NEW  YORK), 


;!5  OCTOBER  24TH,  1891. 

re 

*    *    *    *    We  do  not  know  of  any  mure  desirable  property  than 

A 

that  known  as  Yonkers  Park,  which  is  in  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  City  of 
''  Yonkers,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  Tnckahoe  Station.  This 
1  property  is  owned  by  the  Yonkers  Park  Association,  of  which  Mr.  Alfred 
Cooley,  the  well-known  New  York  merchant,  of  456  Broadway,  is  President. 

The  company  is  now  offering  it  to  the  public  on  exceedingly  reason- 
able terms.  It  is  a  beautiful  piece  of  property,  and  the  very  best  place  for 
homesin  the  suburbs  of  New  York.  It  is  reached  in  twenty-eight  minutes 
from  the  Grand  Central  Depot,  and  there  are  eighty-three  trains  a  day,  the 
commutation  fare  being  only  eight  and  one-half  cents.  It  is  the  intention 
of  the  Company  to  build  up  a  model  community,  such  as  refined  people 
can  take  pleasure  in  belonging  to  ;  and  to  that  end  they  have  made  careful 
restrictions  against  all  nuisances.  Extensive  and  costly  improvements  have 
been  made,  and  Yonkers  Park  is  now  worth  going  a  long  way  to  see.  Our 
readers  cannot  do  better  than  look  into  the  matter  for  themselves.  It  would 
take  up  columns  of  this  paper  to  describe  the  property  properly. 


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^'Yonkers  Park  Huilding-Loan  Association, 


\/_ 


— :  BRANCH  OF  '. — 


NEW  YORK  MUTUAL  SAVINGS  &  LOAN  ASS'N. 
Principal  Office— 203  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

(Mat/  and  Express  Building). 


OFFICERS  : 

President — Wm.  W.  Taylor,  Real  Estate,  315  Madison  Avenue. 
First  Vice-President — Francis  M.  Carpenter,  Coal  and  Lumber  Merchant, 

409  W.  14th  Street,  N.  Y. 
Second  Vice-President — Wm.  S.  Anderson,  Real  Estate,  153  Broadway,  N.  Y. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer — Andrew  Dow,  Real  Estate,  24  E.  42d  Street,  N.  Y. 

For  prospectus  or  other  information,  apply  to  ANDREW  DOW,  Sec'y  and  Treas., 
24  E.  Forty-second  Street,  N.  Y. 

This  branch  of  the  New  York  Mutual  .Savings  &  Loan  Association,  a  practical  Co- 
operative Bank,  has  been  organized  to  enable  those  interested  in  Youkers  Park  to  invest  their 
money  in  said  Association  to  loan  to  such  as  wish  to  build  in  Yonkers  Park,  and  enable  the 
1  \tter  to  secure  such  loans.  Every  lot-owner  and  every  person  interested  in  Real  Estate  in 
this  vicinity  should  take  shares.  You  will  not  only  receive  the  large  profits  which  the  Asso- 
ciation is  earning  (20  per  cent.),  but  will  also  help  to  increase  the  value  of  your  lots,  as  the 
Association  uses  your  money  to  build  there.  Shares — $100  each — fi.oo  per  share  first  cost, 
then  20  cents  to  60  cents  per  month,  according  to  time  of  maturity — from  seven  to  twelve 
years.  Investor  puts  in  from  #300  to  #500  to  draw  #1,000,  according  to  class.  Borrower  pays 
monthly,  like  rent,  from  #11  to  #15  for  each  #1,000  borrowed,  including  the  payment  of  mort- 
gage. No  "auction."  #500.000  paid  in  and  loaned  on  bond  and  mortgage.  Surplus  (earnings) 
#50,000.  These  figures  are  approximate.  Annual  report  to  Banking  Department  will  be  sent 
you  on  application. 


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